Long after Columbine we still haven't gotten it right

4:37 PM,
Dec. 26, 2012

Written by

Sherron Ellis
| For the Courier-Post

Once again, a school shooting dominates the news. Stopping violence in our society has become the overnight topic on the 24-hour news shows.

An op-ed I wrote concerning violence in our society appeared on this editorial page shortly after the Columbine High School shooting. Fourteen years later, sadly, nothing has changed. The following is from that 1999 op-ed piece:

For years, I have spoken out about the violence in our culture, with most of it falling on deaf ears. I have been informed that all kids watch violent videos, and that sitting in a darkened room shooting and killing people for ...